As nice as it would be to have gone for 3/4 of these instead of two Titans, the massive VRAM stack is simply too important to my uses. Bit of a shame but at least I can't sit back and think I made the wrong choice, unlike if the 780 had been released with the rumoured 5GB instead.

I remember when I bought my first true high end GPU at £300 & thinking ouch, virtually double ouch now but about 200x or more better performance & considering how many have been buying Titans these 780s will still sell well.

Still though, 2.5 more years for me & then I'll upgrade so I feel like I had an awesome upgrade, incremental upgrades are only really noticeable in benchmarks or system killing games. :D

Only thing that might convince me to upgrade sooner from 2 670s is if console ports need 4GB VRAM to run max eye candy.

I'm planning a new build for when Haswell is released; going from an i7 920 with C0 stepping that takes 1.51v for stability at 4GHz to something high-end in the Haswell range; so that'll be a huge upgrade in every regard already - But now I'm tempted to replace my GTX580 with a GTX780 as well for that full, fresh-build feeling.

That price, though; ouch.
For that kind of money, the fear of it being superceded after a short while is much higher; especially with all the hype around the new console generation.

As stated within the article, as there are no silicone or architecture changes the 7xxx series will be for those who just need the latest GPU regardless of what is actually being offered. If a new GPU is definitely needed though (such as a replacement) then I would look to see if I could get a 6xxx GPU for less than they are now. Otherwise I would wait to see what next year brings with the 8xxx series generation, especially as there may be a few small code additions from the new console hardware.

Priced £100 too high, I don't need one (my GTX570 runs all I play okay)....but I want one, just can't justify the cost and because the next gen cards are due in 5months-ish time, I fear for the longevity of such a high investment.

I doubt AMD will release anything to oust this or Titan until their next gen cards are released....sadly this will mean the immediate pricing structure could be here to stay.

Originally Posted by rollo£550 compared to Titan prices is cheap enough very expensive compared to other cards. There's been rumours for months that the 28nm process was more expensive than most had relised so prices where expected to rise some. £420 to £550 is not entirely unexpected or if I'm honest that unreasonable.

Considering most are likely waiting for the 770 which should be priced alot lower than this card is at the moment.

In all honesty graphics cards have not really moved in price in years despite the costs going up, nvidia are first out of the door with the new Gpu series, AMD will be lucky to get a 2013 release if I was nvidia I'd be doing what they are now myself.

I don't intend to upgrade myself due to lack of space for multi monitor setup so will be holding off but those On a 580 would see a good 60-70% performance boost single card.

Prices will come down. Either that, or I'll stalk the marketplace forum for some "hand-me-downs" :D I'm guessing there will be good 680 bargains in the near future.

Honestly, I actually don't think I will game on a monitor with a resolution higher than 1080p despite the screen size. TV's are stuck at 1080p currently (4k some time into the future) and for pc gaming, I think a 23" pc screen is good enough for most pc users playing at their desk. Any higher than that, might as well get a proper TV and sit at the couch.

I think the better solution is to wait for the lowest TDP card of this series. Then I can make a steam-box on stock cooling and not worry about heat or noise

Originally Posted by ssj12Price is really high, but I wonder if they are hoping enough sells to make back some money then drop the price of the Titan and every card in the 7xx series.

HAHAHAHAwhat? Nvidia does not lower prices, at least until idiots quit buying their overpriced products.

And yes - I'm calling anyone who would buy this card for 550 quidditch (over $800 in real money!) an idiot. Not because they're buying a specific brand but rather for their refusal to understand the concepts of "value" and/or "overclocking."

Their software is still better than AMD's (though that gap is actually closing) but other than that - oh, and PhysX, the biggest game-changing technology since Power over ESATA and Microsoft BOB...

Originally Posted by toolio20HAHAHAHAwhat? Nvidia does not lower prices, at least until idiots quit buying their overpriced products.

And yes - I'm calling anyone who would buy this card for 550 quidditch (over $800 in real money!) an idiot. Not because they're buying a specific brand but rather for their refusal to understand the concepts of "value" and/or "overclocking."

Their software is still better than AMD's (though that gap is actually closing) but other than that - oh, and PhysX, the biggest game-changing technology since Power over ESATA and Microsoft BOB...

Whilst I can't help agree with your sentiment (being financially challenged myself), the Titans and 780s of this world represent the best single card performance money can buy - so for those perfectionists for whom money is less of an issue they represent the only options.

When you buy a £30k German saloon you aren't getting twice as much car as you would buying a £15k French one, but it'll be a bit quicker. I don't drive a £30k German saloon and nor can I afford a top-end GPU - but if I could I would own both ;)